25 New And Returning TV Shows To Watch This Summer

19. True Detective - June 21st

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The first season of True Detective was one of the absolute best seasons of television ever made. That is certainly a lot to live up to for the show's second season, which premieres on HBO on June 21. 

For Season 2, True Detective will be taking the American Horror Story approach and telling a completely new story unrelated to the first season. While creator Nic Pizzolatto is on board, none of the first season's cast will be returning. Instead, this season will focus on four new characters: police officer Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch), two detectives, Ani Bezzerides (Rachel McAdams) and Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell), and career criminal Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn). 

The trailer looks like pretty classic True Detective, although it's certainly worrying that brilliant director Cary Joji Fukunaga, who directed the entire first season, will not be returning. 

Still, the season is certainly one to be excited about. One thing to look out for is that while Season 1 helped to revitalise the career of Matthew McConaughey, forcing us all to take him seriously again, could Season 2 do the same for Vince Vaughn?

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